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Forat de Ventolà

Small pit 14 metres deep in Ventolà, el Pont de Suert, with an entrance that gives access to a 6-metre shaft.

Pont de Suert, El • Alta Ribagorça 30m 14m

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Forat de Ventolà

Small pit 14 metres deep in Ventolà, el Pont de Suert, with an entrance that gives access to a 6-metre shaft.

Pont de Suert, El · Alta Ribagorça

Length: 30 m · Depth: 14 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 42.399750, 0.766209 UTM 31 · 316254 4696782
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small pit 14 metres deep in Ventolà, el Pont de Suert, with an entrance that gives access to a 6-metre shaft.

Characteristics

Location

From the small village of Ventolà, we will head for the high-voltage power line that passes above the village, follow it in an E direction until reaching the sixth tower, located at Pla del Mont. From this power tower, we will head in a NW direction for 100 metres, where we will find the cavity. It seems that this is difficult to locate.

Approximate coordinates without much reliability.

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Entrances

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  1. Ventolà, Forat de

    Elevation: 1213 m

    42.399750, 0.766209
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 316254 4696782
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Description

Morphology

Small entrance that gives access to a 6-metre shaft. It is structured along a N-S trending joint.

Speleothems

There are abundant lithogenic formations, although very damaged by the vandalic action of humans.

History

Explored on 6 October 1985 by the SIRE of the Unió Excursionista de Catalunya (Horta delegation). It is very likely that this cavity is also known as Forat del Pla del Mont.

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Bibliography

Fresneda, Xavier.(1987).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleològic de l'Alta Ribagorça”. Excursionisme (143):86-91. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya.

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